Books
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars

We live in what feels like dark and anxious times – but there’s still lots we can learn from the stars
Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim 

Top 5 books about ballet, chosen by ballerina-cum-author Juhea Kim
‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

‘I thought I was going to die’: Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires

Savage Theories by Pola Oloixarac review – breathing chaotic life into the streets of Buenos Aires
The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence

The Fate of Mary Rose by Caroline Blackwood review – the chilling trauma of gendered violence
Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel

Comedian Dom Joly meets Big Issue vendor André to lift the lid on homelessness – and his new novel
King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’

King of the thrill Harlan Coben: ‘America used to seem cool – now it’s gone berserk’
I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own

I couldn’t find people suffering from chronic illness in books – so I wrote my own
We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery

We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson review – digital ghosts haunt a voyage of discovery
What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories

What You Were Fighting For by James Sallis review – gritty and self-deprecating crime stories
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’

Poet Lemn Sissay: ‘I am my biggest failure and I am my biggest success’
The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics

The ultimate guide to the best books of 2024 – as chosen by Big Issue critics
Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024

Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst named Big Issue’s book of the year for 2024
From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024

From megalomaniac rabbits to lessons for young men: These are the best children’s books of 2024
How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today

How consumerism and colonialism helped make dogs the pets we know and love today
Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality

Ripcord by Nate Lippens review – acid-tongued meditations on middle-aged homosexuality
Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone

Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – language pared back almost to the bone
House of the Spirits author Isabel Allende: ‘I have regrets – I hurt my family badly’
